Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1982
- College
- Connecticut College
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1982
- College
- Connecticut College
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 119
- CMP
- 1,492
- ATT
- 2,573
- CMP%
- 58.0
- YDS
- 18,148
- AVG
- 7.1
- TD
- 100
- INT
- 90
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CMP, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 100+ ATT; CMP%, AVG: 4+ games, 200+ ATT) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 |  CHI | 8 | 120 | 210 | 57.1 | 1,501 | 7.1 | 9 | 7 |
| 1983 | CHI | 14 | 175 | 295 | 59.3 | 2,184 | 7.4 | 12 | 13 |
| 1984 | CHI | 9 | 85 | 143 | 59.4 | 1,146 | 8.0 | 8 | 2 |
| 1985 | CHI | 13 | 178 | 313 | 56.9 | 2,392 | 7.6 | 15 | 11 |
| 1986 | CHI | 6 | 77 | 150 | 51.3 | 995 | 6.6 | 5 | 8 |
| 1987 | CHI | 7 | 125 | 210 | 59.5 | 1,639 | 7.8 | 12 | 8 |
| 1988 | CHI | 9 | 114 | 192 | 59.4 | 1,346 | 7.0 | 6 | 7 |
| 1989 |  LAC | 12 | 176 | 318 | 55.3 | 2,132 | 6.7 | 10 | 10 |
| 1990 | PHI | 5 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 63 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | PHI | 12 | 187 | 311 | 60.1 | 2,239 | 7.2 | 12 | 11 |
| 1992 | PHI | 4 | 22 | 43 | 51.2 | 279 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 |
| 1993 | MIN | 12 | 200 | 331 | 60.4 | 1,968 | 5.9 | 9 | 8 |
| 1994 | ARI | 2 | 23 | 43 | 53.5 | 219 | 5.1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1995 | GB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | GB | 5 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 10
- CMP
- 82
- ATT
- 155
- CMP%
- 52.9
- YDS
- 1,112
- AVG
- 7.2
- TD
- 5
- INT
- 4
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 119
- CMP
- 12.5
- ATT
- 21.6
- CMP%
- 58.0
- YDS
- 152.5
- AVG
- 7.1
- TD
- 0.8
- INT
- 0.8
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | CMP%: Share of passes completed. The modern league average is around 65%. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | CHI | 8 | 15 | 26.3 | 57.1 | 187.6 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 1983 | CHI | 14 | 12.5 | 21.1 | 59.3 | 156 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 1984 | CHI | 9 | 9.4 | 15.9 | 59.4 | 127.3 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| 1985 | CHI | 13 | 13.7 | 24.1 | 56.9 | 184 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 1986 | CHI | 6 | 12.8 | 25 | 51.3 | 165.8 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 1987 | CHI | 7 | 17.9 | 30 | 59.5 | 234.1 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| 1988 | CHI | 9 | 12.7 | 21.3 | 59.4 | 149.6 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 1989 | LAC | 12 | 14.7 | 26.5 | 55.3 | 177.7 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 1990 | PHI | 5 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 66.7 | 12.6 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | PHI | 12 | 15.6 | 25.9 | 60.1 | 186.6 | 7.2 | 1 | 0.9 |
| 1992 | PHI | 4 | 5.5 | 10.8 | 51.2 | 69.8 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 1993 | MIN | 12 | 16.7 | 27.6 | 60.4 | 164 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 1994 | ARI | 2 | 11.5 | 21.5 | 53.5 | 109.5 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 1995 | GB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | GB | 5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 75.0 | 7.8 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 |
What were James Robert McMahon's career stats?
James Robert McMahon played 15 seasons for the Bears, the Chargers, the Eagles, the Vikings, the Cardinals and the Packers. He completed 1,492 of 2,573 passes for 18,148 yards, 100 touchdowns and 90 interceptions. His best season was 1985: 2,392 passing yards, 15 passing touchdowns and 11 interceptions thrown.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1982 to 1996
Championships ×2
- 1985 Super Bowl with the Chicago Bears
- 1996 Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers
All-time career rank
- 90th in passing yards (18,148)
- 95th in passing touchdowns (100)
Among the 2,508 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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